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Kabaddi

Kabaddi is a physical team game without a ball. One raider enters the opponent's half, tries to tag defenders and must return safely to their own half before being stopped.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryContact team sport

AI-generated illustration: Kabaddi — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Contact team sport

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ball-free contact team game with raider, defenders and return objective.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like short intense duels, reaction and team tactics.

Cost Low to medium: mat/court, team and coaching matter more than equipment. Club fee, hall time, team kit, competition and travel costs. Kabaddi club, university sport, South Asian sport community or federation.

First progress Basic rules quickly; safe tackles and raid timing need training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

kabaddi court/mat
teams
lines
referee
contact training

First steps

learn lines
understand cant/timing
practise tag situations
train safe tackles

Kabaddi club, university sport, IKF/national federation context or community team.

Train contact only under coaching, with warm-up, mat checks and clear stop rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags team, outdoor, kabaddi, raider, contact-team-sport, ikf, combat-sport, kabaddi-contact-team-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

As raider, score through tags and return safely; as defence, stop the raider.

Teilnehmer

Two teams.

Teamgröße

Team size and squad by IKF/competition rules.

Spielfeld

Kabaddi court or mat with midline, baulk, bonus and boundary lines.

Dauer

Halves/match time under the rules.

Wertung

Points for tags, safe return, stops and bonus/rule situations.

Gewinnbedingung

More points after match time.

Ausrüstung

kabaddi mat/court
team kit
lines
referee equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

line breach
illegal contact
cant/time breach
unsafe tackle

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Rules & Regulations International Kabaddi Federation · official-rules · high
IKF Rules International Kabaddi Federation · rulebook · high
Kabaddi Britannica · encyclopedia · high